About Harris Academy Beulah Hill
Harris Academy Beulah Hill is an extremely popular 11-19 academy. We deliver a broad and challenging curriculum to all our students in a calm and well-ordered environment. Our high expectations of all members of the school community are reflected in consistently high student performance at GCSE, progression to post 16 study at our sixth form, and then on to some of the best universities in the country.
Beulah Hill is a wonderful place to learn and teach. We have a hardworking team of teachers and support staff who provide a caring and welcoming atmosphere for our students. The site covers nearly 8 acres of school buildings, sports halls, gymnasium, tennis courts, and large playing fields / athletic track, providing excellent facilities for our students. Through our partnership with Greenhouse and Kinetic, we have full-time basketball and football coaches. Recent investments of over £1 million have further improved our outstanding facilities, including a state-of-the-art Design Technology room equipped with laser cutters and 3D Printers, Food room, and newly laid sports field to ensure all year-round sporting opportunities. The Academy has a limit of 800 places across Year 7-11. We aim to remain small to ensure each child is known to staff and a caring environment can be provided.
Beulah Hill takes a traditional approach to discipline and uniform, yet remains forward-thinking and at the cutting edge of curriculum development, learning, and pedagogy. The Academy aims to develop the whole child, balancing progress and attainment with cultural awareness. We offer a breadth of extra-curricular activities, including Drama, Creative writing, Chess, Food, and Art Clubs, alongside support and extension in traditional subjects. We are proud of our Campus, our students, and the education they receive.
Main Areas of Responsibility
The purpose of your role will be:
* To lead, manage, and develop the subject area.
* To raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole subject/curriculum area and monitor student progress.
* To ensure the provision of a broad, balanced, relevant, and differentiated curriculum for students studying in the department, in accordance with the Academy's aims and curricular policies.
* To teach the relevant subject across the age and ability range.
* To facilitate and encourage a learning experience that provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
* To effectively manage and deploy staff, financial, and physical resources within the department.
* To share and support the school's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.
Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:
* Operational and strategic planning (including formulating the subject and faculty improvement plans, leading the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment, and teaching strategies)
* Ensuring the delivery of an appropriate, comprehensive, high-quality, and cost-effective curriculum, and leading the development of the subject and its delivery
* Staff development (including recruiting, building, and managing an effective team of motivated staff)
* Student outcomes (including ensuring the effective operation of target setting, monitoring, and evaluation systems, and the input and maintenance of accurate student data)
* Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)
* Teaching, including acting as an outstanding role model
Qualifications & Experience
We would like to hear from you if you:
* Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree, and ideally management training
* Demonstrate successful teaching of GCSE at good or better level
* Have experience of initiation and effective management of change
* Show evidence of raising achievement in your present post and showing good value added for groups
* Have knowledge of current curriculum developments in the subject and their implications
* Have good knowledge and understanding of current educational thinking
* Show good understanding of how children learn and how to raise standards of achievement
* Have good communication skills in speech and writing
* Display excellent organisational skills
* Are able to build and sustain professional standards and relationships with students
* Are able to contribute towards creating a safe and protective environment
For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.
Professional Development & Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, Wellbeing Cash Plan, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.